FGV HOLDINGS BERHAD | SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2022/2023 101 NEW INITIATIVES HCV/HBV Areas in and Around FGV Plantations The locations of our operations in Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak allow us to identify key conservation areas, including crucial flora and fauna. In the 2022/2023 period, our total operational site covered 12,180.61 hectares of HCV areas, with the majority of our plantations located near natural forests, forest reserves and wildlife protection areas. We regularly monitor ongoing activities in HCV and HBV areas to reduce and manage the risks of biodiversity impacts and ecosystems. FGV prohibits any illegal hunting of wildlife within its plantations, except where special privileges for local communities are granted by the authorities. Country/ State/ Region Estate HCV/HBV area within estates (ha) Biodiversity values HCV/HBV aspects around FGV estates Malaysia Perak Tawai 1 101.78 Terrestrial - Presence of hill dipterocarp forest and lowland dipterocarp forest ecosystem. Presence of critically endangered fauna and other endangered and vulnerable fauna Elephant distribution area and part of the Belum Temenggor Important Bird Area Tawai 2 65.76 Terrestrial - Presence of critically endangered fauna and other endangered and vulnerable fauna Elephant distribution area and part of the Belum Temenggor Important Bird Area Kelantan Aring 10 45 Terrestrial - Well-vegetated riparian zone and floodplain Lebir Reserved Forest Aring 11 24.2 Terrestrial - Well-vegetated riparian zone and floodplain Lebir Reserved Forest Terengganu Setiu 01 15.5 Terrestrial - Lowland forest ecosystem Gunung Tebu Reserved Forest Pahang Tembangau 05 0.6 Terrestrial - Management of extreme water flow Tasik Bera Ramsar site Tembangau 05 235 Terrestrial & freshwater. Presence of vulnerable fauna, supports freshwater swamp forest, floodplain connected to Ramsar site Tasik Bera Ramsar site Sarawak Sampadi Complex 45 Terrestrial - Key riparian areas, steep slopes, presence of endangered and vulnerable fauna Sampadi Forest Reserve and Taman Negara Gunung Ganding PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT
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